The First of the Hundred Days
Franklin Delano Roosevelt – widely regarded as one of the greatest of all American presidents – began his first term in office on 4 March, 1933.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt – widely regarded as one of the greatest of all American presidents – began his first term in office on 4 March, 1933.
The treaty that ended Russia’s participation in the First World War was signed on 3 March 1918.
On February 6th, 1958, the BEA aircraft carrying the players and staff of Manchester United football team crashed shortly after taking off at Munich airport. Richard Cavendish describes the accident.
The Siege of Baghdad ended on February 10th 1258.
Saint Marie-Bernarde Soubirous saw the first of her 18 'visions' in Lourdes on 11 February 1858.
Germany's new Chancellor took power on 30 January 1933.
Mahatma Gandhi was shot on 30 January 1948 by the Hindu fanatic Nathuram Godse. His death reverberated across the globe.
Richard the Lionheart was born in Oxford on 8 September 1157.
The British victory at Plassey in Bengal, on 23 June, 1757, was a crucial event in the history of India.
A decisive engagement in the War of Spanish Succession was fought on April 25th, 1707.